Chapter 623 - Meeting Qiu Yuexin Again

Chen Fan followed the ancient path trodden by generations of top geniuses and made his way toward the True Martial Academy.

Though he chose to walk rather than fly, he moved swiftly.

In just three months, he crossed the Spring Sea Domain, Celestial Star Domain, and Great Wilderness Domain. He experienced the local customs of various lands and had a taste of the martial arts ethos of numerous empires.

It was better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books. Chen Fan learned a lot during these three months.

He experienced many trials and tribulations along the way.

The opening of the True Martial Academy set off a terrifying storm across the entire eastern continent. Countless young geniuses embarked on the ancient roads toward the True Martial Academy.

Naturally, fights were inevitable along the way.

Chen Fan had also experienced a lot of killings in these three months.

The further he went, the stronger the opponents he came across were.

Despite his power rivaling a third-level Divine Nascent expert, he began to reach the limits of his current strength. This realization made Chen Fan eager to advance to the Divine Nascent realm.

While his third-level Divine Nascent combat prowess would make him an apex expert in the Great Chu Empire, it barely stood out on this ancient road.

“After three months of accumulation, I’m now seventy to eighty percent confident in overcoming the wind and fire tribulation. With the Dragon Soul Lingzhi, my success rate hits 100%. I need to break through to Divine Nascent as soon as possible.” A light of wisdom flashed in Chen Fan’s eyes.

Over the past three months, Chen Fan had been continuously consolidating his cultivation realm and strengthening his foundation. Now, he felt fully confident in his ability to reach Divine Nascent and weather the tribulation.

He could have taken this step three months ago but lacked complete confidence then.

The wind and fire tribulation that targeted one’s divine nascent was very terrifying. Without absolute certainty, Chen Fan did not dare to act recklessly.

After all, failure would leave no room for retreat.

Chen Fan came to a mountain range. According to a map of the ancient road he had obtained, after passing through this mountain range, he would enter the Blue Dragon Domain. It was one of the top ten domains in the eastern continent, far surpassing the Hong Domain in power.

He looked at his map. A total of eight ancient roads led to the True Martial Academy. Maps for each ancient road were for sale. This wasn't the first time the Academy had opened its doors to recruit disciples, so people had long since mapped out the routes.

Whenever this time came around, people would start peddling maps.

However, not all vendors sold the same map; the level of detail varied. The detailed ones were costly but indicated important sites like ruins.

Chen Fan's map wasn't the most detailed, as he saw no need to overspend on information about ruins. After all, if they had anything good, it was likely that the others had already plundered them.

“Beyond that mountain range is the Blue Dragon Domain. There’s a big city ahead, called the Black Flame City. I can stop there and rest, but...”

Chen Fan looked at the mountain range ahead of him, a bright light flashing across his eyes.

“Whatever, I’ll find a safe place in this mountain range to break through to the Divine Nascent realm first.”

After making up his mind, Chen Fan continued walking ahead.

𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Boom, boom!

A burst of intense fluctuations swept over from the mountain forest. Soon after, the clouds and winds in the sky roared with frenzy.

Boom!

A terrifying saber light swept across the sky, narrowly missing Chen Fan and slicing past him.

The dense forest split in half from the force of the saber qi.

Someone dashed out from the direction of the saber qi. As Chen Fan looked closer, he recognized Qiu Yuexin, one of the top geniuses of the Hong Domain’s younger generation.

Chen Fan remembered meeting Qiu Yuexin several times on Hidden Dragon Island and had a favorable impression of her.

However, she now looked incredibly distressed. Her dress was torn, and wounds marred her snow-white skin, evoking sympathy from anyone who saw her.

Qiu Yuexin was renowned as the most beautiful among the Hong Domain’s younger generation. She was like a fairy, with snow-white skin that seemed incredibly fragile. Now that wounds marred her skin, how could one possibly not feel sorry for her?

Soon after, a group of ten martial artists appeared. All were in the first-level Divine Nascent realm, wearing identical uniforms with a golden dragon embroidered on their chests.

“Qiu Yuexin, hand over your Sky Dragon Token, or you won’t escape death today!”

The group leader’s cultivation level was at peak first-level Divine Nascent realm. He was tall and big, wielding a shiny saber. His presence exuded the menace of a bandit, clearly a ruthless character.

“The Dragon God Army is conducting business here. Anyone not involved should leave immediately, or we’ll kill you without mercy!” This peak first-level Divine Nascent realm group leader saw Chen Fan and immediately shouted, dismissing him as a mere nine-revolution Golden Core realm expert.

As Qiu Yuexin fled at high speed, she spotted Chen Fan and recognized him immediately.

“Chen Fan!”

“Oh ho, so he’s not an outsider. They even know each other. In that case, you can also go to hell!” The leader immediately assumed they were accomplices and attacked Chen Fan.

The terrifying saber light tore through heaven and earth. Facing this attack, even an ordinary second-level Divine Nascent realm expert would have to avoid it.

Chen Fan’s expression darkened. He grabbed the oncoming terrifying saber light and crushed it.

“Oh, interesting, again!”

The leader was slightly shaken, but he immediately sneered coldly and unleashed an even more formidable attack.

“Courting death!” Chen Fan spat out two words coldly. He didn’t dodge or evade; instead, he smashed the incoming saber light to pieces and appeared in front of the leader in an instant, reaching for his neck.

This leader’s expression changed drastically, unable to believe that a mere nine-revolution Golden Core possessed such tremendous strength. He tried to retreat immediately.

However, how could he possibly escape from Chen Fan with his insignificant strength?

As soon as he moved, Chen Fan grabbed hold of his neck and lifted him like he was a chick.

“How dare you!”

“Audacious!”

“Damned bastard, you’re looking to die! Quickly let go of Commander Wang!”

“Bastard, you dare to oppose our Dragon God Army? You must be courting death. You deserve to die a thousand times for your sin!”

“......”

When the group of Dragon God Army members saw that, cold killing intent immediately appeared on their faces. They shouted angrily one after another. Murderous qi swept out, looking incomparably domineering.